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Originally posted by Lebell
BS.
The race was neck and neck and *just* before the election this attack?
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I think his point is that, had the Spanish government reacted to the attack differently (ie. not immediately blaming ETA and ruling out Al-Qaeda without evidence), the voters may have voted differently. That is, their reaction may not have been to the attack, but to the way the government responded. (I think it's a bit of both -- terrorists and a poor government reaction)
Imagine if on September 11th Bush immediately blamed the attacks on some domestic militia, even after Al-Qaeda took responsibility. I think everyone would be pretty incredulous and/or suspicious.